text_original: England was not prepared for war, and had no troops by whom she could pretend to enforce her counsels. When the two rival powers began o 82 THOMAS WOLSEY chap. to be in earnest, they admitted England's mediation only as a means of involving her in their quarrel.
text_transcription: ENGLAND WAS NOT PREPARED FOR WAR AND HAD NO TROOPS BY WHOM SHE COULD PRETEND TO ENFORCE HER COUNSELS WHEN THE TWO RIVAL POWERS BEGAN TO BE IN EARNEST THEY ADMITTED ENGLAND'S MEDIATION ONLY AS A MEANS OF INVOLVING HER IN THEIR QUARREL
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz nˌɑːt pɹɪpˈɛɹd fɔːɹ wˈɔːɹ, ænd hæd nˈoʊ tɹˈuːps baɪ hˈuːm ʃiː kʊd pɹɪtˈɛnd tʊ ɛnfˈɔːɹs hɜː kˈaʊnsəlz. wˌɛn ðə tˈuː ɹˈaɪvəl pˈaʊɚz bɪɡˈæn ˈoʊ ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tˈɑːməs wˈɑːlsi tʃˈæp. təbi ɪn ˈɜːnɪst, ðeɪ ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ˈɪŋɡləndz mˌiːdɪˈeɪʃən ˈoʊnli æz ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ hɜːɹ ɪn ðɛɹ kwˈɔːɹəl.